ORIGINAL PILIPINO MUSIC (OPM)
Original Pilipino Music, now more commonly termed Original Pinoy Music or Original Philippine Music or OPM for short, originally referred only to Philippine pop songs, particularly ballads, such as those popular after the collapse of its predecessor, the Manila Sound, in the late 1970s, up until the present, and performed by major commercial Philippine pop music artists like APO Hiking Society, Sharon Cuneta, Rico Puno, Ryan Cayabyab, Basil Valdez, Eraserheads, Freddie Aguilar, Rey Valera, José Mari Chan, Rivermaya, True Faith, The Teeth andFreddie Aguilar, among many others.